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Launched on Valentine's Day 2013, it sits in the heart of Dubai with a total area of .72,000 sq. M. The Dubai Miracle Garden won Guinness World Record for the largest vertical garden in 2013. The Dubai Fountain: is the largest choreographed fountain system in the world set on the 30 acres (12 ha) human-made Burj Khalifa Lake
United Arab Emirates accepted the convention on May 11 2001, making its historical sites eligible for inclusion on the list. As of 2024, The United Arab Emirates have only one World Heritage Site, Al Ain, which was inscribed in 2011. [2]
The museum, the oldest in the UAE, is located next to the Eastern Fort (or Sultan Bin Zayed Fort). [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is on the eastern side of the Al Ain Oasis , the largest oasis in Al Ain. It was built by the former UAE President , Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan , to house archaeological finds from the surrounding area , including the Hafit ...
The United Arab Emirates is a part of the Arab khaleeji tradition. Yowlah, a type of music and dance also known as Al-Ayyala, has been registered by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2014. [39] One of the UAE's most famous traditional singers is Mehad Hamad, who is known for singing patriotic lyrics and poems about the desert.
Dubai Museum (Arabic: متحف دبي) is the main museum in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is located in the Al Fahidi Fort (Arabic: حصن الفهيدي), built in 1787 and is the oldest existing building in Dubai. The museum was opened by the Ruler of Dubai in 1971, with the aim of presenting the traditional way of life in the Emirate of ...
Dubai 25°15′49″N 55°17′50″E / 25.263600°N 55.297213°E / 25.263600; 55.297213 ( SL. Al Fahidi Fort (also known as Dubai Fort) More images
Dubai Marina (Arabic: مرسى دبي) is a district in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Dubai Marina is an artificial canal city, built along a two-mile (3 km) stretch of Persian Gulf shoreline. [27] When the entire development is complete, it will accommodate more than 120,000 people in residential towers and villas. [28]
Tourism in the United Arab Emirates is an important part of the Emirati economy. In 2023, the tourism sector employed 809,300 people [ 1 ] and contributed 220 billion dirham to the national gross domestic product (GDP), accounting for 12% of it. [ 2 ]